Grandpa, times have changed.

seek……

'The opportunity to reach the pinnacle of Tao?'

Why would someone seeking the opportunity to reach the 'ultimate Dao' come to the Chaos Sea?
Is it possible...

“We need to make a trip to the Taiyi Realm,” Ji Yinxue said calmly.

really!

It really is related to the Taiyi Realm!
Ning Wanzhu paused.

Senior Sister Ji is someone who hates evil as if it were her enemy, but she is also very difficult to get along with, and has a terrible temper. (Ning Wanyin's narration)
The situation in Taiyi Realm is already somewhat chaotic, and if she goes there, who knows how things will turn out.

Mingyu did not speak.

Unlike Ning Wanzhu, who had Ning Wanyin with her, I had met her a few times in private.

She felt completely unfamiliar with this Master of the Pure World.

Over the years, I've only seen it a few times from afar, when I was stationed on the front lines of the starry sky battlefield.

I've only heard rumors that this Master of the Pure World is very strict with others and with himself...

In short, since we're not familiar with each other, let's not say much more.

“Our ‘Incarnation of Doubt’ is currently in the Taiyi Realm, over there…”

Since this matter involves the 'Ultimate Dao,' a matter of utmost importance, Ning Wanzhu wanted to tell Ji Yinxue about the situation in the Taiyi Realm first, so that she could be prepared.

But that was only half the story.

“No need,” Ji Yinxue interrupted her directly. “I will understand what the Taiyi Realm is like.”

Her gaze passed over the two of them, looking into the hazy chaos.

As a Dongzhen, she saw far more than the two of them had ever seen before.

I could only see tiny, star-like blue lights lighting up one after another, flickering on and off.

The light of the boundless world flickered, and even across the chaos, one could still see the strange sight of stars falling into the sea, with all the stars flashing in unison.

A single point of light in the center, surrounded and protected by all things, is dazzling and radiant.

Is this dazzling light of the world the method that the Taiyi Realm uses to fish for the 'goodness' of others?
A chill flashed in Ji Yinxue's eyes.

Upon realizing this, Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu felt a chill run down their spines, as if a coldness rising from the depths of their hearts rushed straight to the top of their heads.

Senior Sister Ji/Master of the Pure World Dao, she...

How exactly do we plan to seek the opportunity to reach the 'Ultimate Dao' in the Taiyi Realm?

Fortunately, Ji Yinxue quickly withdrew her gaze, and there was no longer any strangeness in her eyes.

She looked at Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu again, her tone very serious:

"If I encounter Yuan in the Taiyi Realm, I will do my best to ensure his safety and bring him back."

How did we suddenly get onto this topic?

"Thank you, Senior Sister Ji."

"Thank you, Master."

Ji Yinxue nodded slightly, then stepped across the boundary of the [Second Xunyuan Realm] and passed directly through the two of them, appearing in the area where the Immortal Network connection node had not yet been built.

In an instant, a chaotic mix of countless concepts, seemingly crudely blended together, surged in from all directions.

However, Dongzhen had already grasped the essence of things, and with just a little understanding, she was able to adapt completely.

She had originally planned to leave directly, but after sensing all of this, she turned back to look at Ning Wanzhu and Mingyu.

"Thank you for your hard work in setting up the Xianwang connection nodes in this environment."

It truly is a place beyond the sight of even the immortals.

Here, every action requires you to feel and understand what you are touching.

If it were Dongzhen, that would be fine.

However, to achieve true understanding requires immense effort...

"Senior Sister Ji, you flatter us. It's just our duty, and we only came here because of our own selfish reasons."

"One yard owned by a yard."

Ji Yinxue took out a golden jade talisman.

The jade talisman was smooth and lustrous, but there was not a single character on it.

Upon its appearance, one felt a surge of magnificent martial will, as if a towering, boundless martial immortal was stretching his limbs.

With a single palm thrust forward, the universe trembled, chaos surged, and all martial arts of the heavens were gathered into a single palm.

Wu!
There are thirteen True Immortals in the Tai Xuan Realm, a fact known to all cultivators there.

But the whereabouts of the true immortal patriarch are elusive, and it's not something you can just see whenever you want.

Moreover, while the True Immortal Ancestors of the Seven Great Immortal Sects are manageable, the other True Immortals are truly 'appearing without a trace and disappearing without a trace'.

True Immortal of Martial Arts...

For cultivators like Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu, who are considered young among those who have reached the Tongxuan realm, their understanding of guilt is limited to the sect's records.

But then, at that majestic moment, a martial immortal who embodied all the martial arts of the heavens looked back.

At a glance!
In a daze, both of them recalled the past.

That was a very, very long time ago, so long that they had only recently begun cultivating, and had just achieved Foundation Establishment...

At that moment, it seemed as if a gaze was also looking down upon us.

So it was this patriarch!
"I don't lie."

Leaving behind this final sentence, Ji Yinxue, amidst the blazing, rising martial arts light, headed straight for the Taiyi Realm.

……

……

Taiyi Realm.

Outside the Holy City of Erfeng on the Taiyi Continent.

A teenager sat upright on a large rock by the riverbank, and with each breath he took, the supernatural power floating in the void was drawn towards him.

It was as if a wisp of mist, emitting a faint glow, surrounded him, was drawn into his body, traveled through his meridians, and finally transformed into a wisp of pure spiritual energy that flowed into his spiritual sea.

The first level of Qi Refining!
The boy awoke from his meditation and slowly opened his eyes.

Feeling the cool spiritual energy in his spiritual sea, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

"It's really done!"

He clenched his fists, suppressing his elation, and quickly got up from the large rock beside the riverbank, running towards the direction of Efeng Holy City.

Once he becomes a superhuman, he can join the Holy Guard and find a way to save his grandmother!

My heart was filled with longing for a better future, and I soon disappeared around the corner.

Shortly after he left, a young man with black hair and purple eyes, dressed in a black coat, appeared without warning by the riverbank where he had just been meditating and cultivating his Qi.

It is indeed the abyss!
He watched the direction the teenager had left in.

In his perception, besides the free-floating extraordinary power constantly flowing into the boy's body, strengthening the wisp of spiritual power in his spiritual sea,

There is also a mysterious, subtle change that is almost imperceptible, quietly taking place:

"As expected, the Holy City on the Lawful side is better at finding suitable people," Yuan sighed softly.

Not bad.

The Holy City of Erfeng is a holy city founded by superhumans on the side of order, and it was established before the 'Holy War' even broke out.

Its founder was an existence who had reached the 'Saintly Rank'.

Although there is still a long way to go to reach the Saint King level, in today's world where the extraordinary beings on the side of order have declined, reaching the 'Saint' level is already quite remarkable.

The founder's own philosophy was not as extreme as that of the Holy Lord of Emptiness.

All he sought was to protect the peace of the region.

Even when extraordinary individuals at the Saint level come to challenge him to a duel, he will choose to admit defeat outright.

Many people speculate that it was precisely because Saint Efeng showed 'following his heart' that Saint Dongming let him go after the 'Holy War' back then.

Based on all of the above, many extraordinary individuals at the Saint level regard him as a 'disgrace to the Saints'.

But whatever.

The Holy City of Erfeng is a rare 'peaceful place' in this chaotic Taiyi Continent.

Turning his gaze away, Yuan walked to the large rock and sat down.

Calm and focused, he observed each being practicing the "Deceitful Manifestation Method" by following the unseen connections. Among them, the one who progressed the fastest had already reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.

It was the old man whose head had been cut off by his own son in the arena earlier.

Having faced a life-or-death situation, he still pursues 'power,' but he is no longer as extreme as before.

He learned the meaning of "life is precious".

Now, he is being hunted down by his son.

The incident began when the arena's 'judge' discovered he was still alive and ruled that he had disrupted the 'sacred gladiatorial combat,' while his son also considered him an irresponsible father…

He was never a match to begin with, let alone now that his beliefs have wavered and his foundation is unstable.

If it weren't for the "Deceitful Manifestation Method" which transformed him into a "pseudo-chosen one" and greatly increased his fortune, he would have died eight hundred times over.

However, even though he was lucky enough to survive.

He could only convert his extraordinary power into spiritual energy while evading his son's pursuit.

"This is really..."

Yuan, who sensed all of this, was somewhat speechless.

He didn't know how to evaluate this scene of 'filial piety and parental love'.

Apart from this one, the highest cultivation level among the other 'false bodies' is only the third level of Qi Refining.

In fact, the vast majority of them were just beginning their cultivation, at the first level of Qi Refining.

There is nothing we can do about this.

For the beings of the Taiyi Realm, honing their beliefs and setting up rituals to attract the world's attention is the 'right path'.

The origin of the "Deceitful Manifestation Method" is unknown. Who knows if it was a "bait" distributed by some perverted superhuman in order to complete the ritual?
In the past, during the era when the Holy Lord of the Void ruled over all the heavens in an orderly fashion, many chaotic-side extraordinary beings used this method to fish for prey.

Some of them even abandoned their physical bodies and disguised themselves as various 'adventures' in order to complete the ritual.

In this chaotic era, you can never be too careful.

The more chaotic the place, the more wary the beings who obtain the "Deceitful Manifestation Method" will be.

On the contrary, in order-side holy cities like Efeng Holy City, the creatures living there are less wary.

Along his journey, Yuan passed through seventeen chaotic side holy cities and issued the "Deceitful Heaven and Substitute World-Taking Method" a total of 4,965 times.

To date, only 1,131 people have attempted spiritual practice and successfully entered the path.

However, they had only been in the Holy City of Erfeng for three days.

Of the 2,121 copies of the "Method of Deceiving Heaven and Substituting One's Form to Seize the World" distributed, 1,842 people attempted to cultivate it and successfully entered the Dao.

"Two thousand nine hundred and seventy-three 'false bodies'."

Yuan closed his eyes, trying to sense his sealed true body through the two thousand to three thousand 'false bodies'.

But all I felt was a hazy, confused state.

This small amount of Qi-refining 'phantom body' is simply not enough to support him in breaking through the seal of the Taiyi Realm.

"..."

He opened his eyes again, but he was not discouraged by his failed attempt.

It's obvious that it can't be that fast.

Wan Zhu and Ming Yu are also helping him spread the "Method of Deceiving Heaven and Taking the World by Substitute".

However, since he did not personally transmit the message, it took him a while to sense the location of the 'fake body'.

"We can only take it one step at a time."

Yuan got up from the big rock and glanced at the Holy City of Erfeng, which was not far ahead.

It's quite strange when you think about it.

The Taiyi Realm uses 'rituals' to access the extraordinary, which is completely different from the cultivation system of the Taixuan Realm.

Logically speaking, the beings in this world should not have a 'spiritual sea' to store spiritual energy.

But they do exist!

And it's not just them.

During the more than ten years he spent searching for his way home, in every world he stayed in, he found that the beings there were perfectly suited to the cultivation system of the Tai Xuan Realm.

"I left in such a hurry that I didn't understand many things..."

I pressed my forehead.

Given the current situation, continuing the search for a way home is clearly not very realistic.

Even if one manages to break free from the seal of the Taiyi Realm, the Dao injuries sustained will not be healed in a short time.

Not to mention that Mingyu and Wanzhu also came looking for us...

It seems the only option is to go back to the Tai Xuan Realm first.

"After I get back this time, I'll need to take some time to figure out some things."

Speaking of which, when I left, I left behind a trace of my spirit for that fellow villager I didn't have a chance to meet.

I don't know if he noticed.

……

……

at the same time.

"Are you seeking the opportunity to reach the ultimate Tao?"

At the highest point of the Taiyi Realm, there is a secluded area that no one can see into.

Huo stood with his hands behind his back, gazing into the distance beyond the Taiyi Realm.

As far as the eye could see, a majestic and righteous martial arts immortal light, as bright as the sun, was flying rapidly toward the direction of Taiyi Realm.

"..."

What a coincidence!

"That fellow Daoist's actions were a bit too fast."

He had just received the news from the chat group, and the person was already almost at the Taiyi Realm.

Huo had a bit of a headache.

Although he didn't have much interaction with Meizu, he was well aware of the 'extreme' personality of Meizu's only disciple.

How extreme is it?

Taoist Lord of Purification...

This alone is enough to tell you something.

If she were the Daoist brother who caused the 'Tai Xuan Blood Calamity' back then, she could have slaughtered all the remaining demonic cultivators after returning from dealing with the Cang Clan's harassment.

Given the current chaotic state of the Taiyi Realm, it's entirely predictable what she might do.

This is the only direct disciple of Fellow Daoist Meizu. Looking at the entire Tai Xuan Realm, there are only a handful of Dongzhen cultivators who can stand up to him head-on.

It's no exaggeration to say that even if the entire Taiyi Realm were tied together, it wouldn't be enough for her to fight.

If she were to enter the Taiyi Realm, wouldn't the script I meticulously designed for Yuan be ruined?

Like in the old Immortal Realm, could the flow of time be altered to speed up the script's progress?
That's not a good idea either.

This is a world where the Dao exists.

Those who are in harmony with the Dao use themselves as an 'anchor' and can perceive any abnormal changes in the flow of time in the outside world.

Unless, on top of altering the flow of time, another layer of 'perception barrier' is added to all living beings within the Taiyi Realm.

But that would cause too much commotion, as there is a 'supreme being' hiding on the other side of the Chaos Sea.

In case it attracts His attention and interferes with the 'Dao Ji' opportunity for the disciples of the Demon Ancestor...

Then it's really not worth the gain.

Moreover, given how protective Fellow Daoist Meizu is of her own, I certainly can't defeat her...

Cough!

"Fine, let's just wrap this up."

The preamble is omitted; it's fine if it feels a bit abrupt.

The main purpose was to make Yuan realize that his carefree naiveté would come at a price. (End of Chapter)